Job Description

General Definition of Work

Performs work responsible for the maintenance of city parks and facilities and assists with leading crews on daily projects.

Essential Functions

•Provides upkeep, repair and maintenance of city facilities and parks. Typical tasks involve carpentry, painting, construction, roofing, remodeling, plumbing, landscaping and horticultural responsibilities.

•Assists with leading full and part-time crews on daily assigned work.

•Maintains and repairs maintenance equipment.

•Inspects, trims, plants, mulches, trees, flowers and shrubs.

•Removes trash, debris, snow and clean restrooms.

•Identifies park and facility related maintenance needs and develops plans for project completion.

•Available to respond and to work weekend as needed. Participates in a rotation of weekend coverage ensuring cleanliness of shelters, bathrooms and trash removal.

•Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

•Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position.

•Must have the ability to obtain a valid Missouri Class "B" CDL license.

•Qualified applicants must possess a valid driver's license.

Salary per hour $17.67, plus a generous benefit package.

• Bi-weekly pay periods.
• Twelve paid holidays per year.
• 96 hours of vacation - accrued throughout the year.
• 96 hours of sick leave - accrued throughout the year.
• 2 days of personal leave per fiscal year. Must be employed on July 1 of the fiscal year to receive.
• City paid monthly premiums for health and dental insurance - Employee only.
• City paid monthly life insurance for employee only (1 times annual salary up to $50,000).
• Optional group term life insurance purchased at employee's expense.
• Optional vision insurance purchased at employee's expense.
• Voluntary deferred compensation plan - not matched by the City.
• Retirement (LAGERS) paid by the City. Missouri LAGERS - A Secure Retirement for All (molagers.org).
• Total compensation value (Hourly starting rate plus benefits value) for this position is $26.82 hourly/$55,779 yearly.

Before final appointment, successful applicant will be required to successfully complete a drug test, background investigation and pre-employment physical.

The City of Cape Girardeau reserves the right to notify only those individuals selected for an interview as to their status of their application for employment. EOE/ADA/M/F/V City of Cape Girardeau

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Bi-weekly pay, Full time, Part time, Weekend work,

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